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Thursday, November 7, 2013

An excellent wife I find on Pinterest.Her husband may not notice the many talents, skills, and recipes she has gleaned from the internet, but she really intimidates impresses her friends. She pins prayer guides and encouragements she uses with her husband.She makes beautiful clothes from patterns she pins.She creates healthy gourmet recipes with exotic ingredients like quinoa and kale and shares her favorite recipes on Pinterest.She wakes up early to serve her children homemade gluten-free pancakes in the shape of their favorite animals. She buys heirloom seeds and plants an organic garden. She even pins about the method she uses for her compost pile.Her arms can testify that she actually does the arm workouts she pins.She perfects some of the crafts she has pinned and sets up her own Etsy shop.She knits and crochets using free patterns she has shared.She pins links to her favorite charities, and sets up ways to donate to them when she shops at her favorite on-line stores.She makes her little girls dresses out of pillowcases and old shirts and knows how to do many intricate braids.She never worries about where to find their family's stored winter items because she has used all the wonderful storage and organization tips she has discovered and repinned. She shares the patterns to the pillows and curtains she has made for her home, and she always has wonderful decorating ideas.She always knows the latest fashions and dresses well (on a budget), and she knows how to contour and highlight her face. Other women notice how she pins ways to encourage her husband.She sells beautiful handmade scarves at her Etsy shop. And she knows 50 ways to tie them.She pins wise quotes with beautiful background pictures and tastefully funny e-cards. (But never the tacky ones!)She makes all her own household cleaners using formulas she has pinned. Her children bless her for teaching them fun and exciting things in their homeschool. And for throwing amazing themed birthday parties complete with beautifully decorated homemade cakes and homemade gift wrap.Many women pin lots of things they never do, but she does them all.Pins are deceptive and Facebook is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

*Disclaimer: I am not against Pinterest. I have a Pinterest account that I use regularly and enjoy. Tonight's main dish was one I discovered on Pinterest. But I have realized that my life and the life of my friends isn't accurately reflected merely by the things we pin.

*Disclaimer # 2: The things in my post are all wonderful things that really are to be admired. And if any one woman does all of them, she really does have my admiration. My point isn't to bash these things, but to help us see that few if any of us can do ALL of them at any given point in our lives!

In my next post, I'll share more about what God is showing me about these thoughts.